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Refugee Board: Page Report and Processing Centre

refugee board: Once again it is dealing with a surge in claims that it is ill-equipped to manage, running the risk of creating a large backlog that, if not tackled promptly, may take years to bring to final resolution, says the 147-page report, written by retired deputy immigration minister Neil Yeates and released Tuesday, according to Toronto Star. Asylum seekers sort out their luggage at a processing centre after crossing the border into Canada from the United States last August near Que. The refugee determination system is at a crossroads. An independent review of the Immigration and Refugee Board has called for changes in the way asylum claims are handled. The board currently operates at arms-length from the government. Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS The review of the Immigration and Refugee Board IRB which handles asylum claims and appeals, was called for in the 2017 budget. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.